Explanation - 336

A faint golden light and some buddhist Qi came out from behind the doors as he pushed them open. As he walked inside, the doors closed behind him.

In front of him was a long hallway with pillars on each side.

In front of each pillar was a cultivating buddhist. Even the weakest among them was in the space shattering realm.

Even as Zhou Fan walked down the hallway and his footsteps echoed, the cultivating buddhists remained still as if they were statues.

Soon, Zhou Fan saw another large pair of doors in front of him. Before he could even reach them, they began to open.

A familiar face, that of Ying Xiongs, greeted him. His bald head was shining with light from the background.

"It has been a long time since we last met." Ying Xiong said to Zhou Fan.

"Indeed. I'm surprised you remembered me since I messed with your memories." Zhou Fan responded.

"You clearly didn't put that much effort into it. Although everything is still blurry, I remember most of it." Ying Xiong said.

"I was nearby, so I came to check in on you. You sure are overwhelmingly strong." Zhou Fan said as he stared at Ying Xiong.

Not unexpectedly, Ying Xiong was at the peak of the lesser dao creation realm.

"I wonder what the term nearby means to you. Even now, I cannot sense your power. Could you please come in and at least satisfy my curiosity?" Ying Xiong asked.

"Sure. It's not like I've ever attempted to hide it." Zhou Fan said as he walked forward.

Ying Xiong walked away and they both entered a nearly empty room. The walls were white and in the center was a small table and two mats on each side.

Ying Xiong sat on one and gestured for Zhou Fan to sit on the other.

When they were both sitting, Ying Xiong began to speak.

"First, can you explain who exactly you are? I still don't understand it. Did you come from a place far away? Beyond our imaginations?" Ying Xiong asked.

"I did not. In fact, I too was born on earth." Zhou Fan said.

"Please go into depth." Ying Xiong urged.

"I was born on earth more than a billion years ago, when it was just a tiny planet that any space shattering realm cultivator could easily destroy. It was also a time when earth was a mortal world. A time when cultivation did not yet exist." Zhou Fan said.

"Incredible. We have some ancient records, but a time like that was not recorded. Please continue." Ying Xiong said with interest.

"One day, I simply began to cultivate. It was as if everything was suddenly clear and I simply began to do it. Along the way, I named all of the realms you used. Eventually, I ran into some special areas that contained other races such as dragons, phoenixes, and elves." Zhou Fan said, keeping the fine details to himself.

"After a while, I created the Huang Long academy and spread cultivation. Unfortunately, I soon realized that everyone's potential for growth was vastly inferior to my own. They simply could not reach the same heights." Zhou Fan explained.

"You see, in the beginning, there was only Chaos Qi. Only after I personally split it, something that only I can do, were the many Qi's brought into existence." Zhou Fan said.

"Chaos Qi?" Ying Xiong asked.

Zhou Fan raised his palm and a gray sphere formed. Ying Xiong studied it intensely.

"I try not to use it that much anymore since it is too dangerous, but it is my affinity." Zhou Fan said.

"Fascinating!" Ying Xiong said. "If this was split into the many Qi's that we all know today, then is Chaos Qi simply a combination of everything?" 

"In a way yes, but it would be more accurate to say that everything is a lesser and incomplete version of Chaos Qi." Zhou Fan explained.

"Interesting. Please continue." Ying Xiong said.

"Soon after creating the Huang Long academy, I left earth and began to explore the galaxy. There was nothing much outside, besides a single planet that I became interested in. It is now known as the Zhou World." Zhou Fan said.

"Zhou Fan. The Zhou World! It's so obvious, why did I not make that connection!" Ying Xiong shouted.

"I may have a basic naming sense. I eventually created a race you know as celestials." Zhou Fan said.

"You mean you created life?!" Ying Xiong interrupted.

"Indeed. I suppose you cannot do such a thing despite being in the same realm that I was back then. I guess it is another benefit of Chaos Qi." Zhou Fan said. "For you, creating life would only happen in the god realm." 

"The god realm?" Ying Xiong asked.

"After the lesser dao creation realm is the inner world realm. After the inner world realm is the god realm. Finally, the realm I'm at is the true god realm." Zhou Fan said.

Ying Xiong merely remained silent this time.

"Unlike you, I was able to release my mortal dao from my body and cover an area with it. In that area, Qi was automatically split for you people. At this point in time, my mortal dao has expanded to cover the entire galaxy and multiple galaxies surrounding this one." Zhou Fan said.

Ying Xiong nodded. "How far have you gone? In terms of space." Ying XIong asked.

"Beyond the galaxy are many other galaxies. The large group of them is called a galaxy cluster. There are 3 galaxy clusters, and the 3 of them together is a supercluster. I've explored more than a hundred areas as big as this supercluster." Zhou Fan explained.

Ying Xiong nodded blankly.

After a while, he spoke.

"So you truly don't mind telling me all this?" Ying Xiong asked.

"Well you don't seem like the type to spread it. Even if you do, what does it matter? Regardless of how talented you are, you will end up dead. Not long after, the entire universe will undergo a reset of life and all the records of the past will eventually fall to time. Nothing you do will ever affect me in any way." Zhou Fan said.

"So I am nothing but a bug to you?" Ying Xiong chuckled.

"It sounds harsh, but in a way, yes. Even if you reach the inner world realm, then the god realm, and even the true god realm, what will it matter. By that time, I will still be far beyond you, and you will reach your limit eventually." Zhou Fan said.

"I understand." Ying Xiong nodded.